mariposas

/[maɾiˈposas]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,286

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

mariposas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de mariposa. Pronounced [maɾiˈposas]. Often confused with mariposa.

Key facts for mariposas
PropertyValue
Headwordmariposas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾiˈposas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,286
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mariposas in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mariposas is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɾiˈposas]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,286 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de mariposa.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for mariposas, with forms such as "amriposas", "mairposas", and "mariopsas". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mariposa", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mariposas, spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de mariposa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amriposas,mairposas,mariopsas,maripoass,mariposass,maripossas,maripposas,maripsoas,marpiosas,marriposas,mmariposas,mraiposas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mariposas

Misspelling Variants of "mariposas"

amriposas9mairposas9mariopsas9maripoass9mariposass10maripossas10maripposas10maripsoas9
Misspelling Variants of "mariposas"

Frequency rank: #13,286 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mariposas"?
"mariposas" is spelled M-A-R-I-P-O-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾiˈposas].
What does "mariposas" mean?
As a noun, "mariposas" means: Forma del plural de mariposa.
What words are commonly confused with "mariposas"?
"mariposas" is commonly confused with "mariposa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mariposas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mariposas" is [maɾiˈposas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mariposas" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.